Preparation of 134Cs sealed source based on WO3 adsorbent for radiometric calibration purposes | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science | ||
| Article 9, Volume 59, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 44-48 PDF (469.21 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejaps.2021.94364.1006 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed F. El-Gharbawy* 1; M. Mostafa1; M. A. El-Absy1; Ebtsam A. Saad2 | ||
| 1Radioactive Isotopes and Generators Dept., Hot Labs Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shames University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cesium-134 artylon sealed source based on inorganic adsorbent (as a core) was easily prepared. The sealed source was in the form of a disk constituted of two halves; base and top. Cesium-134 was adsorbed by equilibration of 134CsCl solution with WO3 inorganic adsorbent at pH 4 for 24 h at 25±1°C. Then, the liquid phase was decanted and checked for the remaining activity. Thereafter, the 134Cs-loaded WO3 was dried at 100 °C for 24 h. A definite weight the 134Cs-loaded WO3 adsorbent was placed in the central cavity of the base half-disk. Then the two half-disks were assembled using a commercial epoxy adhesive. The activity values of the sealed source were 7.81×10-2 and 7.70×10-2 Ci, calculated by using the absolute efficiency curve and DETEFF software were found to be closest at a 5 cm source-detector distance; respectively. After radiometric standardization and encapsulation, the sealed source was checked radiometrically before release to the local market for calibration purposes of radiation measurement and identification instruments. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sealed source; 134Cs; WO3; Efficiency calibration | ||
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